A Storm in the Night
by Mary Stolz
illustrated by Pat Cummings
Objectives:
• You will:
• Practice recognizing compound words
• Practice recognizing the /hw/ sound
spelled wh
• Practice recognizing the suffix –ness
• Practice recognizing silent consonant
spellings
• Practice using conjunctions and
interjections
• Practice writing a personal narrative
Word Knowledge Day 1
• Downspouts birdbath
thunderstorm homework
• Do you see anything similar about
these words?
• They are all compound words.
• Whistle what whined when
• What do these words have in
common?
• They all have the /hw/ sound.
Word Knowledge Day 1
• Silly
• Calm
silliness happy happiness
calmness
• What do you notice about these
words?
• They are a base word with a suffix –
ness.
• The Suffix –ness changes a word
from an adjective to a noun.
Word Knowledge Day 1
• Scratched
kitchen
half
• These words are found in our selection.
They have a silent consonant.
• I’m not afraid of thunderstorms, like Ringo
and your dog.”
• Do you see any compound words?
• Thunder+storms
• Thomas’s voice was like a penny whistle.
• Are there any words with the /wh/ sound?
• whistle
Word Knowledge Day 1
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“There’s too much silliness in here.”
Do you see any words with a suffix?
Silliness
The dog scratched at half of it’s food
on the kitchen floor.
• Do you see any words with a silent
consonant?
• Scratched, half, kitchen
Build Background
Reading 2.2
• Activate Prior Knowledge
• Does anyone remember a time when
the electricity went off during a
storm?
• Would listening to stories help pass
the time while the lights are off?
• What kinds of stories do your
grandparents or other relatives tell
you?
Background Information
• A Storm in the Night is a realistic fiction.
• Electricity sometimes goes off during a
storm because the strong winds knock
down the lines or lightning hits a piece of
equipment.
• Cars were available as early as the 1800’s,
but most people couldn’t afford them until
the1920’s.
• Electricity was available by the mid1800’s.
Prepare and Preview
Reading 2.6
• We are going to read the
focus questions, title,
author and illustrator
together.
• Now, let’s look a the first
page or two for any clues,
problems or wonderings.
• Clues
• Illustrations of a
grandfather and a
grandson
• Problems
• mandarin
• Wonderings
• What does a storm
have to do with
storytelling?
Storm in the Night
repeats
brave
overcome
errand
natural
Selection Vocabulary
repeats
Something that is done again
Thomas hadn’t heard all of them yet, because
he kept asking for repeats.
Sometimes when I listen to the radio, I get
tired of hearing all the repeats.
brave
having courage
“We can’t all be brave as tigers.”
“The athlete was brave when facing her
opponent.”
errand
a short trip to do
something
“Anyway, the day came when Melvin was out
on some errand of his own, and I was doing
my homework, when all at once, with only
a rumble of warning . . . down came the
rain, down came the lightening, and all
around and everywhere came the thunder.”
Dad and I went to town on an errand at the
hardware store.
overcome
to beat or conquer
“Having overcome my fear enough to forget
myself and think about Melvin, I wasn’t afraid
of storms anymore.”
I have worked very hard to overcome the urge to
bite my nails.
natural
normal
“Perfectly natural,” said Grandfather.
It’s only natural for cats to chase mice.
“Storm in the Night”
Draw a line from the word to it’s picture and from the word to
it’s definition
brave, errand, repeats, natural, overcome
something that is done again
having courage
a short trip to do something
to beat or conquer
not artificial or man-made
First Read Student Anthology
• We are going to read our story pages
128-133 using our comprehension
strategies:
• Making connections
• Visualization
Investigation
• Investigating Concepts Beyond the
text
• Let’s do page 118 of our Inquiry
Journal.
Word Analysis
Eng. Lang. Conv. 1.8
• Spelling pretest
• This week we are working on words with
lf, mb and _tch.
• The words from our selection that have
this spelling pattern are: scratched, kitchen,
half
The vocabulary skill words for this week are:
Natural, silliness, darkness, certainly, daintily
half
English Language Conventions
• Conjunctions and interjections
• We are going to look in our language
arts Handbook on page 255
information on conjunctions.
• Conjunctions are words like: and,
or,or but.
English Language Conventions
• We rode the roller coaster and the Ferris wheel.
• No comma needed to join only two items.
• Mai Ling dreams of being an engineer, a scientist,
or a doctor.
• Commas in a series
• Toby is afraid of diving underwater, but Dexter
loves to swim to the bottom of the pool.
• Comma joins independent sentences
• Let’s do page 140 and 141 of our Comprehension
and Language Arts workbook.
Writing Process Strategies
• Writing a personal narrative
• Let’s read pages 114-115 in our
Language Arts Handbook to review
narrative writing.
• We’re going to make a list of ideas
for writing a personal narrative.
Writing Process Strategies
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Formal Assessment
All sentences are complete. 2 Points
It is written in the first person. 2 Points
It has a beginning, middle, and end. 2
Points
• Exact words are used. 1 Point
• Mechanics are correct. 2 points
• Photographs or illustrations support the
story. 1 point
Word Knowledge Day 2
• Downspouts birdbath
thunderstorm homework
• Do you see anything similar about
these words?
• They are all compound words.
• Whistle what whined when
• What do these words have in
common?
• They all have the /hw/ sound.
Word Knowledge Day 2
• Silly
• Calm
silliness happy happiness
calmness
• What do you notice about these
words?
• They are a base word with a suffix –
ness.
• The Suffix –ness changes a word
from an adjective to a noun.
Word Knowledge Day 1
• Scratched
kitchen
half
• These words are found in our selection.
They have a silent consonant.
• I’m not afraid of thunderstorms, like Ringo
and your dog.”
• Do you see any compound words?
• Thunder+storms
• Thomas’s voice was like a penny whistle.
• Are there any words with the /wh/ sound?
• whistle
Word Knowledge Day 1
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“There’s too much silliness in here.”
Do you see any words with a suffix?
Silliness
The dog scratched at half of it’s food
on the kitchen floor.
• Do you see any words with a silent
consonant?
• Scratched, half, kitchen
Devolving Oral Language
• Downspouts
birdbath
thunderstorm
homework
• Whistle
what whined
when
• Silly
silliness
happy
happiness
• Calm
calmness
• Scratched kitchen
half
• Can someone use one of these words in a
complete sentence?
• Can someone add adjectives of adverbs to one of
these sentences?
• Can someone say a word that rhymes with one of
these words?
First Read Student Anthology
• We are going to read pages 134-141
using these comprehension strategies:
• Visualization
• Making Connections
• Predicting
Discussion Strategy Use
• What connections did you make
between the reading and what you
already know?
• On what basis did you make and
confirm predictions?
• What did you visualize as you were
reading?
Discussing the Selection
Reading 2.6 Reading 3.1
• Let’s use handing off to answer
these questions:
• Why did Grandfather tell Thomas
the story?
• How did Grandfather and Thomas
feel about each other?
• Was Thomas really afraid?
• Why was Grandfather no longer
afraid of storms?
Meet the Author
• Let’s look on page 142 to read about the
author of the story.
• Why do you think Stolz’s first book was
written while she was confined to her
house?
• How did her “Unk” inspire Stolz to write
by buying books?
• Why do you think she’ll only keep writing
books as long as children read them for
answers?
Meet the Illustrator
• We’re going to read the second half
of page 142 to learn about Pat
Cummings.
• Why do you think Cummings wants
to portray different cultures in the
writing and illustrations?
• How would climbing the steps of
German castles increase Cumming’s
appreciation for fairy tales?
Theme Connections
• We’re going to look on page 143 of
our text books to make theme
connections.
• Let’s do page 109 of our Inquiry
Journals.
Investigation
• Concept
• Would anyone like
to add to our
concept board?
• Question
• Would anyone like
to add to our
question board?
Spelling
Eng. Lang. Conv. 1.8
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Words with lf, mb, and _tch
Let’s say these words together slowly:
Calf
lamb
match
Listen carefully for the sounds of each
word
• Did you hear the /f/, /m/ or /t/ sound in
calf, lamb and match?
• The l, m and t are silent in these words.
Vocabulary
Reading 1.1, 1.7, 1.8
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Short
Suffixes
“You were short, probably.”
“Short, certainly.” pg. 130
What is the base word in the word certainly?
Certain
Let’s look the word certain up in the dictionary.
Certain: sure; positive; known
When we add –ly to a word it means in a certain
way.
• So, certainly means in a known way.
• Let’s do page 110 and 111 in our Spelling and
Vocabulary Skills workbooks.
English Language Conventions
• Grammar: Conjunctions and Interjections
• Let’s look at page 255 of our Language
Arts Handbook.
• Oh, I can’t possible eat all that food.
• Alas! The weather report arrived too late
for me to save my boat.
• Wow!
• These are ways interjections can be
punctuated.
• Can you find any interjections
• in “A Storm in the Night”?
Writer’s Craft
Exact Words
• Please tap your feet.
• Please stomp your feet.
• Do you notice a difference in the way you
move your feet when I use specific words?
• When we are writing exact words help the
read picture what you are talking about.
• Can you think of any more exact words?
• Rose daisy sunflower
Writing Process Strategies
• Prewriting: A Personal Narrative
• Page 90 of our Writer’s Workbook
has information on prewriting a
personal narrative.
• Let’s look on page 13 of our
Language Arts Handbook to read
about Word Choice.
• We are going to complete pages 90
and 91 in our Writer’s Workbook.
Word Knowledge Day 3
• Downspouts
birdbath
thunderstorm
homework
• Whistle
what
whined
when
• Silly
silliness
happy
happiness
• Calm
calmness
• Scratched
kitchen
half
Word Knowledge Day 3
• I’m not afraid of thunderstorms, like
Ringo and your dog.”
• Thomas’s voice was like a penny whistle.
• “There’s too much silliness in here.”
• The dog scratched at half of it’s food on
the kitchen floor.
Student Anthology Second Read
• Let’s read pages 134-141 of our
student anthology.
• While we are reading we will use the
comprehension skill author’s
purpose.
Supporting the Reading
Listen/Speak 1.11
• The author’s purpose is usually to
entertain, inform or persuade.
• Now we are going to do pages 138
and 139 in our Comprehension and
Language Arts Skills workbooks.
Investigation
• Questions for Family Storytellers
• We are going to do page 118 of our
inquiry journal to learn more about
storytelling.
Spelling
Eng. Lang. Conv. 1.8
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Words with lf, mb, and _tch
Scratched
kitchen
half
The red letters are silent.
Let’s circle the silent letters in these words.
batch
catch
latch
match
lamb
limb
comb
climb
calf
thumb
crumb
scratched
kitchen
half
Let’s do page 112 of our Spelling and Vocabulary
Skills workbook.
Vocabulary
Reading 1.1, 1.7, 1.8
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Suffixes
Daintily
Dainty + ly
Can someone circle the suffix in the word
daintily?
Let’s look the word up in the dictionary.
Dainty = delicate, beautiful; graceful
When you add –ly to a word it means in a certain
way.
What happens to the y in dainty when you add ly?
You change the y to i and add ly.
English Language Conventions
• Conjunctions and Interjections
• Let’s look on pages 140 and 141 of our
Comprehension and Language Arts work
book to review conjunctions and
interjections.
• Let’s write 3 sentences using some of these
words and conjunctions and interjections.
• Horse, Grandmother, Grandfather, wagon,
home, journey, faucet, creaked, slopes,
friends, faraway, long ago, icicles, snow,
chickens, automobile, castle, thunder, and
wedding
Writing Process Strategies
Writing 2.1a, 2.1b, 2.1c
• Let’s review page 91 of our Writer’s
Workbooks to help us draft our
personal narratives.
• We’re going to draft our personal
narrative.
Word Knowledge Day 4
• Downspouts
birdbath
thunderstorm
homework
• Whistle
what
whined
when
• Silly
silliness
happy
happiness
• Calm
calmness
• Scratched
kitchen
half
Word Knowledge Day 4
• I’m not afraid of thunderstorms, like
Ringo and your dog.”
• Thomas’s voice was like a penny whistle.
• “There’s too much silliness in here.”
• The dog scratched at half of it’s food on
the kitchen floor.
Spelling
Eng. Lang. Conv. 1.8
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Words with lf, mb, and _tch
Scratched
kitchen
half
The red letters are silent.
Let’s circle the silent letters in these
words.
batch
match
comb
thumb
kitchen
catch
lamb
climb
crumb
half
latch
limb
calf
scratched
Second Read Student Anthology
• We are going to read pages 134 and
141 of “A Storm in the Night”, wjile
we are reading we’ll use the
comprehension skill author’s
purpose.
Checking Comprehension
Reading 2.3
• Why did Grandfather tell the story to Thomas?
• Because there was no electricity, and they didn’t
have anything else to do. Also, Grandfather
wanted to teach Thomas about being afraid and
being brave.
• Why did Grandfather leave his dog out in the
rain?
• Because he was so afraid himself that he forgot
about the dog for a while.
• How did Grandfather feel about storms in the
end?
• He wasn’t afraid anymore after he found the
courage to go out and get his dog.
Theme:
Storytelling
SELECTION VOCABULARY
Storm in the Night
repeats
Thomas hadn’t heard all of them yet, because
he kept asking for repeats.
Sometimes when I listen to the radio, I get
tired of hearing all the repeats.
something that is done again =
= repeats
CONTEXT CLUES
brave
“We can’t all be brave as tigers.”
“The athlete was brave when facing her
opponent.”
having courage =
= brave
CONTEXT CLUES
errand
“Anyway, the day came when Melvin was out on
some errand of his own, and I was doing my
homework, when all at once, with only a rumble
of warning . . . down came the rain, down came
the lightening, and all around and everywhere
came the thunder.”
Dad and I went to town on an errand at the hardware
store.
a short trip to do something =
= errand
CONTEXT CLUES
overcome
“Having overcome my fear enough to forget
myself and think about Melvin, I wasn’t afraid
of storms anymore.”
I have worked very hard to overcome the urge to
bite my nails.
to beat or conquer =
= overcome
CONTEXT CLUES
natural
“Perfectly natural,” said Grandfather.
It’s only natural for cats to chase mice.
not artificial or man-made =
= natural
CONTEXT CLUES
“Storm in the Night”
Draw a line from the word to it’s picture and from the word to
it’s definition
brave, errand, repeats, natural, overcome
something that is done again
having courage
a short trip to do something
to beat or conquer
not artificial or man-made
Literary Elements
Reading 3.5, Listen Speak 1.4
• Onomatopoeia
• Words that sound like the noise they
make are called onomatopoeias.
• Meow ruff squeak
whoosh
• Let’s look at “A Storm in the Night”
for more onomatopoeias.
Diagrams
• A diagram is a labeled
drawing.
• What part of the house is
not labeled?
• The diagram has four of
what?
• What area is the largest?
• What part of the house is
in the center and at the
front?
• What could be added to
the diagram?
• What other things could be
drawn as a diagram?
Chimney
Window
Window
Window
Window
Door
Spelling
Eng. Lang Conventions 1.8
• Words with lf, mb and _tch
• Catch
• Can you spell words that rhyme with
catch?
• Latch hatch
batch
match
• Let’s do page 113 of our Spelling and
Vocabulary Skills workbook.
English Language Conventions
Listen /Speak 1.9
• Effective Voice and
Word Choice
• An effective voice
and have a powerful
impact on an
audience.
• Clear diction, fluent
phrasing, rhythm,
changes in volume for
emphasis and word
choice are elements of
effective voice.
• Let’s read this poem
using effective voice.
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Greedy Dog
By James Hurley
This dog will eat anything.
Apple cores and bacon fat,
Milk you pored out for the cat.
He likes the string that ties the roast
And relishes hot buttered toast.
Hide your chocolates! He’s a thief,
He’ll even eat your handkerchief.
And if you don’t like sudden shocks,
Carefully conceal you socks.
Leave some soup without a lid,
And you’ll wish you never did.
When you think he must be full,
You find him gobbling bits of wool,
Orange peel or paper bags,
Dusters and old cleaning rags.
This dog will eat anything,
Except for mushrooms and cucumber.
Now what is wrong with those, I wonder?
Writing Process Strategies
Writing 1.4
Lang. Arts Trans. 19
• Writing a personal narrative
• Let’s review page 92 of our Writer’s
Workbook for information on revising our
personal narrative.
• Make sure your point of view (1st person
or 3rd person) stays the same.
• Make sure you have sufficient details.
• Make sure you have good organization.
• Please revise your personal narrative using
the checklist on page 92 of your Writer’s
Workbook.
Word Knowledge Day 5
• Downspouts
birdbath
thunderstorm
homework
• Whistle
what
whined
when
• Silly
silliness
happy
happiness
• Calm
calmness
• Scratched
kitchen
half
Word Knowledge Day 5
• I’m not afraid of thunderstorms, like
Ringo and your dog.”
• Thomas’s voice was like a penny whistle.
• “There’s too much silliness in here.”
• The dog scratched at half of it’s food on
the kitchen floor.
“Storm in the Night”
Draw a line from the word to it’s picture and from the word to
it’s definition
brave, errand, repeats, natural, overcome
something that is done again
having courage
a short trip to do something
to beat or conquer
not artificial or man-made
Spelling
Eng. Lang. Conv. 1.8
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Words with lf, mb, and _tch
Scratched
kitchen
half
The red letters are silent.
Let’s circle the silent letters in these
words.
batch
match
comb
thumb
kitchen
catch
lamb
climb
crumb
half
latch
limb
calf
scratched
Conjunctions
• We rode the roller coaster and the Ferris
wheel.
• No comma needed to join only two items.
• Mai Ling dreams of being an engineer, a
scientist, or a doctor.
• Commas in a series
• Toby is afraid of diving underwater, but
Dexter loves to swim to the bottom of the
pool.
• Comma joins independent sentences
Interjections
• These are ways interjections can be
punctuated.
• Oh, I can’t possible eat all that food.
• Alas! The weather report arrived too
late for me to save my boat.
• Wow!
Listening
• Let’s listen to our story and the poem
“Past” on CD.
Selection Assessment
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We are going to take our assessments for:
Spelling
Vocabulary
Reading Comprehension
Science Connection
Listen/Speak. 1.8, Soc. St. CST4
• Water Cycle
Rain
Water
Vapor?
Clouds
Poetry
• Simile
• A simile is a poetic device that
compares two things using the words
like or as.
• The boy ate like a horse.
• The girl ran like the wind.
• He’s happy as a bug in a rug.
Investigation
• Concept
• Would anyone like
to add something
to our concept
board?
• Question
• Would anyone like
to add something
to our question
board?
English Language Conventions
Writing 1.2
• Cursive letters Q and G
• Let’s practice writing our upper case Q and
G in cursive writing.
• QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ
• GGGGGGGGG GGGGGGGG
• Quietly walking down the street, Greg found a
quarter.
• Quick
Quack
• Grandfather
Grape
Writing Process Strategies
Writing 1.2
• Editing/Proofreading Publishing
• We are going to use the edit and
proofread checklist on page 93 to edit
and proofread our personal
narratives.
• Rewrite your personal narrative on a
new sheet of paper.
Writing Process Strategies
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Formal Assessment
All sentences are complete. 2 Points
It is written in the first person. 2 Points
It has a beginning, middle, and end. 2
Points
• Exact words are used. 1 Point
• Mechanics are correct. 2 points
• Photographs or illustrations support the
story. 1 point